Forum - View topicNEWS: Sentai Filmworks Licenses Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Anime
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ZiharkXVI
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Pity they never continued the anime. Was quite good.
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FireChick
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Oh cool! This is one of my favorite anime! Glad to know it's getting a re-release!
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penguintruth
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A really underrated anime. Everyone should give it a shot.
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getchman
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oh, I thought they had already announced this when it was solicited last month. Good show. if I didn't already have the Viz release, I would definitely get this
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Megiddo
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Still available is the gorgeous Art Box released by Media Blasters that you can snag for less than $1.50.
Really gotta wonder just how many of these things that they made that they're still available 10 years later being prices at no more than a couple bucks for seemingly forever now. https://www.rightstufanime.com/Moribito-Guardian-of-the-Spirit-Two-Pack-DVD-7-8-Hyb-Artbox |
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RedSwirl
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I have the old DVDs but are the Blu-Rays upscales or actually in HD?
By the way, the live-action show is good. Last I checked the first four episodes are on Amazon Prime with English subs (although categorized out of order). Never understood why Asian Crush (the licensor) never put up the other seasons... or why the official Japanese NHK site is in English. |
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Top Gun
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I think Moribito is going to wind up setting a record for a series handled by the most domestic distributors over its lifetime. Geneon (I think) was initially going to release it until its US branch was shut down, Media Blasters picked it up, Viz had it for a few years, and now Sentai. Regardless, it's a spectacular show. I actually own it twice on Blu-ray, so triple-dip maybe?
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yuna49
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The live-action adaptation by NHK mentioned in the article is also worth watching. The first four episodes reprise the events in the anime and are available on Amazon Prime. Sadly they are not grouped together but have separate titles. I think the correct order is
Moribito Guardian of the Spirit Moribito Hunter and Hunted Moribito Trail of Blood Moribito Fight to the Death I'm not positive about this ordering. You can see a trailer for these episodes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsxSZ-sHWyg. The next nine episodes cover a different story about a young girl who is possessed by a demon spirit. This story is okay but seems a bit redundant with Chagum's story. The final nine episodes show Chagum as an older adolescent prince trying to avert a war between New Yogo and the Karsh Empire. It could be the best of the bunch. Sadly none of these are available legally, but they're out there if you know where to look.
I bought this version as it was released. Spent well over a hundred dollars for the set. Now it will cost you less than $10 at RightStuf. I also bought the Viz version which came out when the series was carried on Adult Swim. That version costs $28 on DVD and $50 on Blu-ray. I gave away this version to a friend as I had the Media Blasters release. https://www.amazon.com/Moribito-Guardian-Spirit-Complete-Collection/dp/B0035RWG0M/ |
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Kougeru
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Honesty this is legitimately one of the best anime of all time and it's always been a shame at how underrated and underappreciated it's been
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zrdb
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Boy-this show has been kicked around more times than a ball in a soccer match. I have the original MB bluray release and have no intention of rebuying it again-don't get me wrong. It's a fantastic show and I love watching it. I'm glad though that more people who've missed it so far have another chance to buy it.
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k_dawg_3484
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I have that box, and I have it signed by Kenji Kamiyama. I still hope somebody decides to pick up the rest of the novels and release them. They stopped after two of them over here. That, and the Twelve Kingdoms novels. |
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Cain Highwind
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I remember not believing my luck that I was able to pick up the Bliray for under 20 bucks at Best Buy. What’s funny is, I remember watching it on AS and not caring for it too much. I might’ve even tuned out at one point, but I knew an Anime Bluray for under 20 bucks was too good a deal and when I rewatched it and opinion of the series flipped for the better.
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Cardcaptor Takato
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You can also watch the first episode of the live action for free on Tubi if you don’t have Amazon Prime.
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lemurs
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Pretty sure it's an early native HD title, but both Media Blasters and Viz had trouble turning out a release with good video quality. Perhaps the third time's the charm. |
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Maleko Ai
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I hope that with this receives the recognition it deserves. In my top 5 of favorite animes ever.
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